...Darn, I came in here to post that and you beat me too it. Red side still has the best full carriers.

I have KDF characters that fly both the Vo'Quv and the Kar'fi, and I enjoy them. I am considering making a Fed toon and buying the Atrox (Thanks for the UGC cards, "Santa"!). I really like the way the Atrox looks.

Near as I can tell, the Atrox and Vo'Quv have nearly identical stats [*]. If anything the Atrox has more crew and shields. So, besides "Red Loyalty" - What's the difference between the Vo'Quv and the Atrox that makes the former better?

[* Edit: I am wrong on the stats being the same, as pointed out below.]

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Last edited by lordhavelock; 12-27-2012 at 12:20 PM.
Reason: I was wrong.

What's the difference between the Vo'Quv and the Atrox that makes the former better?

B'rolth Bird of Prey. </thread>

Though, Vo'quv moves one boff slot from science to tactical. This gives you enough for tactical team, attack pattern beta, AND an attack modifier of your choice. It's a much more flexible design than is readily apparent.

It really is an outstanding ship, as evidenced by the number of them flying around.

I have KDF characters that fly both the Vo'Quv and the Kar'fi, and I enjoy them. I am considering making a Fed toon and buying the Atrox (Thanks for the UGC cards, "Santa"!). I really like the way the Atrox looks.

Near as I can tell, the Atrox and Vo'Quv have nearly identical stats. If anything the Atrox has more crew and shields. So, besides "Red Loyalty" - What's the difference between the Vo'Quv and the Atrox that makes the former better?

Voquv has 4000 crew, Atrox has 2500. Voquv boff layout is Lt Cmdr Tac, Lt Cmdr Eng, Cmdr Sci, Lt Sci. Atrox boff layout is slightly different, it gets Lt Tac and Lt Cmdr sci instead. I prefer Voquv due to the boff layout and better pets, the Bird of Prey refits are great. Other then that the rest of the stats for both ships are the same.

Thanks for the replies Momaw and Marc8219. I was looking at the stats wrong when comparing them... For some reason I was getting the console layout confused for BO layout and was thinking they were the same (when obviously the BO slots are different). My bad.

D'oh.

When XP earnings during a Double-XP Weekend still feel like I'm underperforming,
there's something terribly wrong with the reward system...
You can find/contact me in game as @PatricianVetinari. RIP Terry Pratchett. Original Join Date: Feb 2010.

Kar'fi is the best carrier, hands down, and deserves a Tac captain if you have the chops to keep it alive and fly offensively. The only thing keeping it from ruling the world is the ability to double up on Aux2Batt.

The Atrox and the Vo'Quv are bricks. The are both a good fit for Eng captains.

The Vesta is a cash grab ship (that I'm saving up for ) that can do anything, and happens to have a hangar bay. It turns well enough for a Sci and can bring the dps well enough to suit a Tac.